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JPA was rolled out to each of the three armed forces at separate, phased dates. The Royal Air Force came first, on 1 April 2006. This was both on time and on budget. [1] The Royal Navy followed in November 2006 with the British Army, most difficult of the three Services in terms of complexity of administration, completing the rollout in June 2007. [2]
In 1893 an Army Pay Corps was formed, composed of other ranks, to support the work of the Department. In 1920 the Army Pay Department and the Army Pay Corps were amalgamated to form the Royal Army Pay Corps (the prefix 'Royal' having been conferred in recognition of valuable services provided during the First World War ).
Defence Business Services (DBS) is one of the largest ‘Shared Services Centres’ in Europe and was initially set up to deliver Corporate HR, Payroll, Armed Forces Pensions and Compensation, Finance, Vetting and Information Services across the Ministry of Defence (MOD).
The names and bank details of thousands of serving British soldiers, sailors and air force members have been exposed in a data breach by a “malign actor” who may have had state help, defense ...
As an example, during the Jacobite rising of 1715, all listed half-pay officers were recalled to the army. [2] During the long period of peace that the reduced British Army experienced after the Napoleonic Wars, the half-pay system became a means by which arduous overseas service could be avoided. Well-to-do officers who were promoted through ...
The British Army uniform has sixteen categories, ranging from ceremonial uniforms to combat dress to evening wear. No. 8 Dress, the day-to-day uniform, is known as "Personal Clothing System – Combat Uniform" (PCS-CU) [262] and consists of a Multi-Terrain Pattern (MTP) windproof smock, a lightweight jacket and trousers with ancillary items ...
Robert Barton (British Army officer) Ian Baxter; Henry Bayly (British Army officer, born 1790) John Bazalgette; Aubrey Beaty; John Becke; Galbraith Lowry-Corry, 7th Earl Belmore; Charles Belson; George Bemand; Paul Benner; Marcus Beresford (Conservative politician) Marcus Beresford (British Army officer, born 1764) Marcus Beresford (British ...
British Army personnel who were court-martialled (2 C, 58 P) British Army cricketers (159 P) F. Fictional British Army personnel (3 C, 39 P) British field marshals (3 ...